UNITED STATES COMMISSION OF FISH AND FISHERIES.

PART XII.

REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR 1884

A. INQUIRY INTO THE DECREASE OF FOOD-FISHES.
B. THE PROPAGATION OF FOOD-FISHES IN THE WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES.

With supplementary papers.

WASHINGTON.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 1886.

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I.REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER. 59 pages
Report Table of Contents & List of Illustrations. Html*** PDF

II. APPENDIX TO REPORT OF COMMISSIONER

APPENDIX A. REPORTS OF STEAMERS AND STATIONS.

I. Tanner. REPORT OF THE WORK OF THE U.S. FISH COMMISSION STEAMER ALBATROSS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1884 By Lieut.-Commander Z.L. Tanner U.S. Navy, Commanding Three Plates. Special Index.

II. Wood. REPORT OF THE WORK OF THE U.S. FISH COMMISSION STEAMER FISH HAWK FOR THE TWO YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1884 By Lieut W.M. Wood, U.S. Navy, Commanding.

III. Smith. REPORT OF THE WORK OF THE U.S. FISH COMMISSION STEAMER LOOKOUT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1884 By Mate James A. Smith, U.S. Navy, Commanding.

IV. Mather. WORK AT COLD SPRING HARBOR, LONG ISLAND, DURING 1883 AND 1884 By Fred Mather. Two plates

V. Mather. EGGS RECEIVED FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES AT COLD SPRING HARBOR. NEW YORK, AND RETAINED OR FORWARDED DURING THE SEASONS OF 1883, 1884 AND 1885 By Fred Mather

VI. Mather. ACCOUNT OF EGGS REPACKED AT COLD SPRING HARBOR, NEW YORK, AND SHIPPED TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE U.S. FISH COMMISSION DURING THE WINTER OF 1884-85. By Fred Mather

VII. Clark. REPORT OF OPERATIONS AT THE NORTHVILLE AND THE ALPENA STATIONS DURING THE SEASON OF I884-'85. By Frank N. Clark

VIII. Stone. REPORT OF OPERATIONS AT THE U.S. SALMON-BREEDING STATION ON THE MCCLOUD RIVER, CALIFORNIA, DURING THE SEASON OF 1884. By Livingston Stone

IX. Stone. REPORT OF OPERATIONS AT THE TROUT-BREEDING STATION ON THE MCCLOUD RIVER CALIFORNIA, DURING THE SEASON OF 1884. By Livingston Stone

X. Atkins. REPORT ON THE PROPAGATION OF PENOBSCOT SALMON IN 1884-85 By Charles G. Atkins

APPENDIX B. THE FISHERIES.

XVI McDonald, REPORT UPON THE PROTECTION WHICH SHOULD BE GIVEN BY LAW TO THE FISHERIES OF THE ATLANTIC COAST. By Marshall McDonald 225

XVII. Clark. NOTES ON THE NEW ENGLAND FISHERY FOR SWORDFISH DURING THE SEASON OF 1884. By A. Howard Clark 233

XVIII. SMILEY. STATISTICS OF THE UNITED STATES IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF FISH, FISH-OILS WHALEBONE, THE TONNAGE OF FISHING VESSELS, ETC., FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1884 By Charles W. Smiley 241

XIX. Collins. GILL-NETS IN THE COD FISHERY: A. DESCRIPTION OF NORWEGIAN COD-NETS, AND A HISTORY OF THEIR USE IN THE UNITED STATES. By Capt. J.W. Collins - Twelve plates. Special index. 265

XX. Collins. THE ICELANDIC HALIBUT FISHERY, AN ACCOUNT OF THE VOYAGES OF THREE GLOUCESTER SCHOONERS, TO THE FISHING GROUNDS NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF ICELAND. By CAPT J. W. Collins 289

XXI. Garde. THE FISHERIES OF ICELAND. By Aug. Garde 301

XXII Annaniassen. EXTRACT FROM THE REPORT ON HIS VOYAGE TO ICELAND. From "Selskabet-for-de-Norske Fiskeriers Fremme." 309

XXIII Thorsteinson. EXTRACTS FROM A REVIEW OF A. ANNANIASSEN'S VOYAGE TO ICELAND. By A. Thorsteinson. 315

XXIV Anonymous. THE FRESH-WATER FISHERIES OF ICELAND. From "Fiskerititende" 323

XXV. Strom. STATISTICS OF NORWEGIAN FISHERIES IN 1880 By Boyo Strom 333

XXVI Anonymous. CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION OF NORWEGIAN FISHERIES NEEDED. From"Norsk Fiskeritidende" 353

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VIII CONTENTS.

XXVII. Lundberg. THE FISHERIES OF SWEDEN. By Dr. Rudolph Lundberg One plate. *** Special index 363

XXVIII Ljungman. THE FUTURE OF THE HERRING FISHERIES ON THE COAST OF BOHUSLAN. By Axel Vilhelm Ljungman 399

XXIX. Trolle. SALTING FISH IN JUTLAND. By C. Trolle. One plate 411

XXX. THE SALTING OF HERRING. From "Norsk Fiskeritidende" 421

APPENDIX C. FISH-CULTURE.

XXXL. VON DER WENGEN. A REVIEW OF THE FAILURES AND SUCCESS OF ARTIFICIAL FISH CULTURE By Von der Wengen. Special index 437

XXXII Nicklas. POND CULTURE 189 Pages By Carl Niklas. Forty-four figures. Special Index. 467

XXXIII. Smiley. SOME RESULTS OF CARP CULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES. By Charles W. Smiley. Special index. 234 pages. 657

XXXIV. Horst. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE OYSTER.(Ostrea edulis L) By Dr. R. Horst. Two Plates. Special Index 891

XXXV. Buch OYSTER CULTURE AS SEEN AT THE LONDON FISHERIES EXHIBITION By S. A. Buch. 913

APPENDIX D. SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION

XXXVL Fewkes. REPORT ON THE MEDUSAE COLLECTED BY THE U.S. FISH COMMISSION STEAM ALBATROSS, IN THE REGION OF THE GULF STREAM, IN 1883-84. By J. Walter Fewkes. Ten plates. *** Special index.

XXXVII. Ryder. ON THE ORIGIN OF HETEROCERCY AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE FINS AND FIN-RAYS OF FISHES. By John A. Ryder. Eleven plates and 8 figures

XXXVIII. Chittenden and Cummins ON THE RELATIVE DIGESTIBILITY OF FISH FLESH IN GASTRIC JUICE. By R. H. Chittenden and George W. Cummins 1109

XXXIX. Hermes. THE MIGRATIONS OF EELS. By Dr. Otto Hermes 1120

XL. Kerbert. CHROMATOPHAGUS PARASITICUS: A CONTRIBUTION TO THE NATURAL HISTORY OF PARASITES. By Dr. C. Kerbert. One plate 1127

APPENDIX E. MISCELLANEOUS.

Goode. THE STATUS OF THE U.S. FISH COMMISSION IN 1884. By G. Brown Goode. Special index 1139

XLII. Benecke. THE RESULTS OF THE LONDON FISHERIES EXPOSITION IN THEIR PRACTICAL VALUE FOR GERMANY by Dr. B. Benecke 1185

GENERAL INDEX. 1197

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